I’ve traversed the murky waters of the reportage going on concerning the Extraordinary Synod on the Family for the past week or so. There have
Trendy — it’s all the rage in today’s works of charity. Never mind that the theological virtue of Charity should be a staple in the
Imagine finding yourself in a hostile land. It has a history of being violently hostile to everything Christian – person and property. What do you do
The Catechism of the Catholic Church upholds the biblical directive that parents are the first (and most important) teachers of their children. What we
\”You are looking into that school?\” Many of my parents\’ friends looked at me with narrowed eyes. \”Every student has to take 20 credits of
Efforts at living an upright, godly life and following the rules don’t always make life easy. We will inevitably encounter those who don’t appreciate compliance
The process by which I answered the call to veil myself was slow discernment. As a list maker, I began to weigh the pros and
As a child I loved Lent despite its agonizing subject. Thinking about the death of Jesus brought tears to my eyes. Shivers ran up my
Growing up, I looked up to the saints as the ideal role models. If I wanted to explore or learn about new places, stories of
It’s time. I’ve put off writing this for a while, but the time has come. In the past few months, I’ve noticed an increase in
Teach me, LORD, your way that I may walk in your truth. (Ps 86:11) Sounds simple, doesn’t it? I can’t imagine any Christian looking at
If you are like me, the first time you heard that the laity could be members of a religious order, what went through your
“Always let your conscience be your guide” (Jiminy Cricket, from the movie Pinocchio, 1940). “One of the key pastoral problems facing us is the widespread
When Fr. Ray Leonard arrived to say Sunday Mass at the base chapel on Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base he got an unwelcome surprise: the
The Church is back in Ordinary Time on its liturgical calendar. For a lot of people (including myself) there are a lot things about the
Today, my husband and I celebrate the tenth anniversary of our joint reception into the Catholic Church. We were confirmed at the Basilica of St.
I tried to make some sense of things that came undone in Jesus\’ life from the night of the Passover leading up to his death
Meditation is a beautiful, yet often neglected, form of prayer and worship that deserves a special place in the spiritual lives of Catholics. The Catechism
I strayed away from Catholicism, the faith I was born into, because I never did understand it. Doctrines and dogmas never bothered me much, I
[A non Christian asked me unabashedly about Christianity in this way: “What’s in it for me?” More on that here. I wrote the following in response. My
I have one teen-aged daughter who would love to be a cynic, but is wise enough to know she shouldn\’t be. Occasionally though, she has